http://www.gameonn.com Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:28:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hideki Kamiya has well proven that he can combine his own level of creativity with his team’s ingenuity to craft a stylish and satisfying game. If you need proof of that, check out the first Devil May Cry or Viewtiful Joe and see if you still aren’t a believer. Or, ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/bayonetta-preview/ The race for the NBA championship is yet again nigh, and accompanying it is the traditional new edition of EA’s longstanding NBA Live franchise. Throughout its history, NBA Live has never been able to fully escape its status as an average basketball simulation, but it’s hard to fault EA for ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/nba-live-10-review/ Turbine has released a trailer for their upcoming mini-expansion, The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood. Unlike their last expansion The Mines of Moria, Siege of Mirkwood is much smaller in scale and will be available only as a download for $19.99 and launch on December 1st, 2009. Fans ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/siege-of-mirkwood-trailer/ Activision has announced the track list exclusive to the DJ Hero Renegade Edition version of the game. This special edition will include a 2-CD pack that features music by Jay-Z and Eminem. The DJ Hero Renegade Edition is aimed at the hardcore wannabe mixer, complete with a premium Renegade turntable ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/jay-z-eminem-cd-pack-in-dj-hero-renegade-edition/ To the dismay of many shooter fans (and fans of Valve in general) Left 4 Dead 2 is only a little over a month ahead of us. Taking the boycotting and claims of it being a glorified expansion pack in stride, Valve asserts that Left 4 Dead 2 is not ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/left-4-dead-2-preview/ What do you get when you mix Psychonauts and Doom, and make the game an arena shooter? Well… probably nothing particularly savory, but definitely something resembling Dreamkiller. Developed by Mindware Studios, this is a game that has flown under the radar for the most part, but has a premise that ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/dreamkiller-preview/ If you've ever played any Sims game, you'll know that the characters speak in a nonsensical, fictional language called Simlish. This extends to music featured in the game. For example, a Sim listening to the radio will hear musicians singing in Simlish. The Sims 2 took this a step further ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/leann-rimes-others-to-sing-in-simlish/ This week, dynamic detective duo Sam and Max will call Xbox Live Arcade their new home as the award-winning series Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space debuts on that console. Starting tomorrow, all five episodes will be available as one bundle and cost 1600 Microsoft points. The game is ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/sam-and-max-to-hit-xbla-again/   When first announced, Bethesda’s next big project was described as more of a tactical shooter than a linear military game. They gave it the name Rogue Warrior and, though it has the same title, it doesn’t take influence from Richard Marcinko’s autobiography at all. Rather, it draws from his fictional ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/rogue-warrior-preview/ As of late, the games industry has somehow found itself in a rut of numerous minor upgrades having the price tag of full retail games. In terms of consoles, the PSP Go and DSi are the worst offenders. As for software, the recently released Halo 3: ODST is the first ... http://www.gameonn.com/2009/10/digital-distribution/